Generating A Touchstone File - Omicron Lab Bode 100 User Manual

9.1.4 Generating a Touchstone file

Bode Analyzer Suite 3.0 offers the possibility to create Touchstone files from the measured data. This
offers you the possibility to use measured data directly in simulators that provide Touchstone import.
You can find the Touchstone export using the
The Touchstone export pane offers the following options:
Network parameter
Number of ports
Network data
Network data format
Frequency unit
Touchstone version
Number format
Open file after saving
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icon in the Home ribbon.
Choose between S, Y and Z parameters.
Either 1-Port or 2-Port touchstone file can be created.
Select the measurement trace or memory trace data
that corresponds to the network parameter.
Bode Analyzer Suite does not check if the
data is valid. Please take care that you choose
the correct measurement for your network
parameters. If the frequencies of the traces or
memories are not equally spaced, they cannot
be selected since Touchstone only allows one
frequency column for all network parameters.
MA...Magnitude and Angle (Default)
DB...Magnitude in dB and Angle
RI...Real and imaginary
Select Hz, kHz, MHz or GHz. Hz is default.
Default is Touchstone V2. A Touchstone V2 file can be
saved under the extension .ts, .s1p or .s2p depending
on the number of ports. The file extension .ts is default.
A Touchstone V1 file has either the .s1p or .s2
extension.
Choose SixDigitsFixed or SixDigitsScientific
Activate this function to open the exported file with an
external program. When activated a text box appears
that allows you to choose your program file. Leave the
text box empty to use the default Windows program.
Press this button to store your settings for future
exports. You can find the default settings also in the
options dialog accessible in the main window via
Press the Save as button to specify a file name and
save your export file.
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